This a critical evaluation of the book entitled Risk analysis for Islamic banks by Hennie Van Greuning and Zamir Iqbal. It applies the modern methods of risk avoidance to Islamic banks wherever pertinent, or suggests alternative in cases where they are not applicable to Islamic banks because of...

Islamic finance industry mostly uses LIBOR linked financial contracts which are akin to debt financing than the more preferable participatory modes of Mudarabah and Musharakah. As per the current orthodox understanding and practice of Islamic finance, the often cited preferable modes like...

The phenomenal growth of the Islamic banking and finance (IBF) industry has been remarkable since it came into existence just over thirty years ago. However, a closer reading of this positive development indicates that the IBF industry does not necessarily share the aspirations of Islamic...

Microfinance schemes have been operational since the 1960s, however, they mostly involve conventional finance, whereas many low income Muslims would prefer to have shar¥cah compliant finance. The aim of this paper is to explore how microfinance can be provided on a shar¥cah compliant basis and...

Capital structure theories in finance aim towards an ideal debt-equity ratio in the traditional interest-based financial system. The capital structure theories as per the Shariah law also aim towards an ideal debt-equity ratio but the debt contract used here is different with different...

A full array of frequently asked questions and their Shari’ah approved answers in today’s modern Islamic Economics, Finance, and Banking.

A critique of Islamic economics and finance is launched against the backdrop of what otherwise is essentially the epistemological understanding of all theories and application relating to human volition. The epistemological principle is that of Unity of Divine Knowledge, which in the Quran is...

This a critical evaluation of the book entitled Islamic finance: law, economics and practice by Mahmoud A. El-Gamal